Walking Tour of upper West End Avenue

The West 104th St. Block Association and Bloomingdale Aging in Place invite you to join a Walking Tour of upper West End Avenue from 107th to 96th Streets  on Sunday, June 28, at 1:00PM. West End Avenue is one of the most remarkable ensembles of residential buildings in America,  but new development may change its […]

Bowery Stakeholders Meeting, 6/16

NYC Council Member Alan J. Gerson invites you to a Stakeholders’ Meeting to consider a plan being put forward by the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, which would create a zoning text change to protect the diversity and heritage of the east side of the Bowery. Gerson’s office has worked together with the Bowery Alliance of […]

Bowery Stakeholders Meeting, 6/16

NYC Council Member Alan J. Gerson invites you to a Stakeholders’ Meeting to consider a plan being put forward by the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, which would create a zoning text change to protect the diversity and heritage of the east side of the Bowery. Gerson’s office has worked together with the Bowery Alliance of […]

Yorkville, Manhattan

Yorkville Historical Society President, Jarrod Lynn colorfully chronicles the history and development of his neighborhood in “Yorkville” Click HERE to read more!

Report from the UES Community Meeting with LPC

168-176 East 75th Street   Designed as a group in 1902 by Hill and Stout, these five former stables will be protected within the LPC’s boundaries of the proposed expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District.     Last Wednesday, June 3rd, over 80 loyal supporters braved the pouring rain and packed into the auditorium at the Hunter College School of […]

Report from the UES Community Meeting with LPC

168-176 East 75th Street   Designed as a group in 1902 by Hill and Stout, these five former stables will be protected within the LPC’s boundaries of the proposed expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District.     Last Wednesday, June 3rd, over 80 loyal supporters braved the pouring rain and packed into the auditorium at the Hunter College School of […]

The Staten Island Advance Moonlights As Adaptive Reuse Consultant

Too far gone by Staten Island Advance Editorial Sunday June 07, 2009, 3:30 AM   Advance file photo/Jan Somma-HammelWhen it opened in 1890, Staten Island’s first hospital was called the county’s “greatest charity.” Today, the structures have fallen into terrible disrepair and the site’s future is uncertain.   Ardent preservationists are calling for the original […]

NY Post Goes to Bat for 70 Pine

AIG’S HQ NEEDS A RESCUE, TOO By STEVE CUOZZO June 9, 2009 — WHOEVER’S negotiating to buy AIG’s magnificent 70 Pine St. headquarters tower along with 72 Wall St. from the bailed-out insurer should know that people are watching: namely, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Surprisingly, the iconic 70 Pine St., steeped in Art Deco […]